§ 97.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE.

   This chapter is hereby enacted for the following purposes:

   (A)   Establishing a procedure for the permitting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs);

   (B)   Regulating the location, development and the expansion of CAFOs;

   (C)   Protecting CAFOs from residential, commercial and public land use conflicts;

   (D)   Protecting agriculture's ability to grow and change;

   (E)   Protecting the land, water, and air resources of LaPorte County;

   (F)   Protecting the property values of LaPorte County's taxpayers; and

   (G)   Protecting human welfare, health, safety and well-being.

(Ord. 2007-16, passed 9-4-07)